Ethiopia Habtemariam (exec.), BJ the Chicago Kid, Mike & Keys, DJ Khalil, Cornelio "Corn" Austin, Sean Cooper, DJ Reflex, Matthew Edwards, District 9, Aaron Renner, Jairus Mozee, Joe Syring, Lamar Edwards, Da Internz, Aaron Michael Cox, David Haddon
The album was recorded in roughly 30 days, including several nights where BJ slept in the studio.[4] Some of the collaborations on the album, including Kendrick Lamar and Chance the Rapper, were formed with artists that BJ had been friends with for many years prior.[4] BJ was initially introduced to Big K.R.I.T. on Twitter through a mutual friend, which led to the song "The Resume." The pair did not meet in person until the first day of the tour for the album.[5]
Upon its release, In My Mind received critical acclaim from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 84 based on 7 reviews, which indicates "universal acclaim".[6] In a glowing review for Exclaim!, Michael J. Warren called In My Mind "the most earnest soul album in years," saying that the record is "the proof that his ascension is hardly luck, but rather the result of a 15-year grind and a tremendous work ethic."[12]
